Harvey Keitel

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

206

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-05-13 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Harvey Keitel

Biography

Harvey Johannes Keitel (born May 13, 1939) is an American actor known for his portrayal of morally ambiguous and "tough guy" characters. He rose to prominence during the New Hollywood movement, and has held a long-running association with director Martin Scorsese, starring in six of his films: Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967), Mean Streets (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and The Irishman (2019). Keitel received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination for his portrayal of Mickey Cohen in Bugsy (1991). He won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Piano (1993). Other films include Blue Collar (1978), Thelma & Louise (1991), Reservoir Dogs (1992), Bad Lieutenant (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), From Dusk till Dawn (1996), Holy Smoke! (1998), Cop Land (1997), and Youth (2015). He has acted in the Wes Anderson films Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and Isle of Dogs (2018). He played FBI Agent Peter Sadusky in both National Treasure (2004), and National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2006) and reprised his role in the Disney+ series National Treasure: Edge of History (2022). From 1995 to 2017, he was a co-president of the Actors Studio, alongside Al Pacino and Ellen Burstyn.

Known For

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The View

    The View

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Pulp Fiction

    Pulp Fiction

  • Hogan's Heroes

    Hogan's Heroes

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Inglourious Basterds

    Inglourious Basterds

  • Taxi Driver

    Taxi Driver

  • Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Smoke

    Smoke

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Isle of Dogs

    Isle of Dogs

  • The Piano

    The Piano

  • The Irishman

    The Irishman

  • Fail Safe

    Fail Safe

  • Chosen

    Chosen

  • Reservoir Dogs

    Reservoir Dogs

  • 100 Years of Warner Bros.

    100 Years of Warner Bros.

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

  • Madame

    Madame

  • From Dusk Till Dawn

    From Dusk Till Dawn

  • Ginostra

    Ginostra

  • Three Seasons

    Three Seasons

  • Fatima

    Fatima

  • Dangerous Game

    Dangerous Game

  • Copkiller

    Copkiller

  • V Graham Norton

    V Graham Norton

  • National Treasure

    National Treasure

  • Nowhere

    Nowhere

  • Fate

    Fate

  • Theirs

    Theirs

  • Life on Mars

    Life on Mars

  • Lansky

    Lansky

  • Dream One

    Dream One

  • Two Evil Eyes

    Two Evil Eyes

  • The Grey Zone

    The Grey Zone

  • The Tattooist of Auschwitz

    The Tattooist of Auschwitz

  • Sister Act

    Sister Act

  • National Treasure: Book of Secrets

    National Treasure: Book of Secrets

  • The Outsider

    The Outsider

  • Head Above Water

    Head Above Water

  • National Treasure: Edge of History

    National Treasure: Edge of History

  • Thelma & Louise

    Thelma & Louise

  • Blindside

    Blindside

  • The Letter

    The Letter

  • Behind the White Glasses

    Behind the White Glasses

  • Baciami Strega

    Baciami Strega

  • Rio, I Love You

    Rio, I Love You

  • Live Fast, Die Laughing

    Live Fast, Die Laughing

  • Moonrise Kingdom

    Moonrise Kingdom

  • 11 Colours of the Bird

    11 Colours of the Bird

  • Dreaming of Julia

    Dreaming of Julia

  • Nailed

    Nailed

  • The Wrecker

    The Wrecker

  • Youth

    Youth

  • Arthur and the Invisibles

    Arthur and the Invisibles

  • Somebody to Love

    Somebody to Love

  • White Hunter

    White Hunter

  • Shadrach

    Shadrach

  • Hello Actors Studio

    Hello Actors Studio

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

  • Mike

    Mike

  • The Ridiculous 6

    The Ridiculous 6

  • Beeper

    Beeper

  • Little Fockers

    Little Fockers

  • Off Beat

    Off Beat

  • Dear Gorbachev

    Dear Gorbachev

  • Be Cool

    Be Cool

  • By the Gun

    By the Gun

  • Cop Land

    Cop Land

  • U-571

    U-571

  • The Last Temptation of Christ

    The Last Temptation of Christ

  • The Baker

    The Baker

  • Get Shorty

    Get Shorty

  • Little Nicky

    Little Nicky

  • Mean Streets

    Mean Streets

  • Exposed

    Exposed

  • Fingers

    Fingers

  • This Ain't Bebop

    This Ain't Bebop

  • Milarepa

    Milarepa

  • Monkey Trouble

    Monkey Trouble

  • Martin Scorsese Directs

    Martin Scorsese Directs

  • Saturn 3

    Saturn 3

  • Scorsese's GoodFellas

    Scorsese's GoodFellas

  • Point of No Return

    Point of No Return

  • Joe Baby

    Joe Baby

  • The Duellists

    The Duellists

  • Paradox Effect

    Paradox Effect

  • Bad Lieutenant

    Bad Lieutenant

  • Blue in the Face

    Blue in the Face

  • Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master

    Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master

  • Rising Sun

    Rising Sun

  • See You Soon

    See You Soon

  • Inside 'The Piano'

    Inside 'The Piano'

  • Holy Smoke

    Holy Smoke

  • Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

  • The Path to 9/11

    The Path to 9/11

  • FairyTale: A True Story

    FairyTale: A True Story

  • Red Dragon

    Red Dragon

  • Fatal Honeymoon

    Fatal Honeymoon

  • The Congress

    The Congress

  • City of Industry

    City of Industry

  • The Painted Bird

    The Painted Bird

  • The Two Jakes

    The Two Jakes

  • Falling in Love

    Falling in Love

  • Virginia Hill

    Virginia Hill

  • Hellfire

    Hellfire

  • The Comedian

    The Comedian

  • The Last Man

    The Last Man

  • Brewster McCloud

    Brewster McCloud

  • Bugsy

    Bugsy

  • The January Man

    The January Man

  • Ulysses' Gaze

    Ulysses' Gaze

  • The Border

    The Border

  • The Pick-up Artist

    The Pick-up Artist

  • Bad Timing

    Bad Timing

  • Clockers

    Clockers

  • Crime Spree

    Crime Spree

  • A Crime

    A Crime

  • Mortal Thoughts

    Mortal Thoughts

  • Wise Guys

    Wise Guys

  • Who's That Knocking at My Door

    Who's That Knocking at My Door

  • Shadows in the Sun

    Shadows in the Sun

  • Street Scenes 1970

    Street Scenes 1970

  • One Last Dance

    One Last Dance

  • Blue Collar

    Blue Collar

  • Esau

    Esau

  • Lulu on the Bridge

    Lulu on the Bridge

  • Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

    Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Reflections in a Golden Eye

    Reflections in a Golden Eye

  • The Young Americans

    The Young Americans

  • The Last Godfather

    The Last Godfather

  • Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

    Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

  • The Night of Varennes

    The Night of Varennes

  • Laws of Man

    Laws of Man

  • Death Watch

    Death Watch

  • Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

    Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

  • Spread

    Spread

  • Wrong Turn at Tahoe

    Wrong Turn at Tahoe

  • The Men's Club

    The Men's Club

  • Imaginary Crimes

    Imaginary Crimes

  • Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

    Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

  • Making 'Taxi Driver'

    Making 'Taxi Driver'

  • A Beginner's Guide to Endings

    A Beginner's Guide to Endings

  • Lies We Tell

    Lies We Tell

  • The Bridge of San Luis Rey

    The Bridge of San Luis Rey

  • Eagle's Wing

    Eagle's Wing

  • Full Tilt Boogie

    Full Tilt Boogie

  • Presence of Mind

    Presence of Mind

  • Kill Code

    Kill Code

  • Pueblo

    Pueblo

  • Taking Sides

    Taking Sides

  • The Inquiry

    The Inquiry

  • Gunslinger's Revenge

    Gunslinger's Revenge

  • Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder

    Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder

  • The Stone Merchant

    The Stone Merchant

  • Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between

    Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between

  • Who Killed the Idea?

    Who Killed the Idea?

  • A Memory of Two Mondays

    A Memory of Two Mondays

  • First We Take Brooklyn

    First We Take Brooklyn

  • Two Men in Town

    Two Men in Town

  • Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)

    Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)

  • My Sexiest Year

    My Sexiest Year

  • The Ministers

    The Ministers

  • Blood on the Crown

    Blood on the Crown

  • Mother, Jugs & Speed

    Mother, Jugs & Speed

  • A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

    A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

  • Welcome to L.A.

    Welcome to L.A.

  • Who Do You Think You're Fooling?

    Who Do You Think You're Fooling?

  • The American Bride

    The American Bride

  • Finding Graceland

    Finding Graceland

  • Puerto Vallarta Squeeze

    Puerto Vallarta Squeeze

  • Drums of Fire

    Drums of Fire

  • Paradise Inc.

    Paradise Inc.

  • Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

    Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

  • A Farewell to Fools

    A Farewell to Fools

  • The Galíndez File

    The Galíndez File

  • Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ

    Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ

  • Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty

    Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty

  • That's the Way of the World

    That's the Way of the World

  • Star Knight

    Star Knight

  • Outlaws

    Outlaws

  • The John Garfield Story

    The John Garfield Story

  • The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

    The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

  • Chasing The Elephant

    Chasing The Elephant

  • Prince of Central Park

    Prince of Central Park

  • Vanessa in the Garden

    Vanessa in the Garden

  • Viper

    Viper

  • A Stone in the Mouth

    A Stone in the Mouth

  • Down Where the Buffalo Go

    Down Where the Buffalo Go

  • Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

    Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

  • La bella Otero

    La bella Otero

  • Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds

    Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds

  • Gandhi of the Month

    Gandhi of the Month

  • La bella Otero

    La bella Otero

  • The Ten Commandments of Creativity

    The Ten Commandments of Creativity

  • Imagining America

    Imagining America

  • Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film

    Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film

  • Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film

    Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film

  • This Year in Czernowitz

    This Year in Czernowitz